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Is environmentally induced income variability a driver of human migration?
Abstract
The role of environmentally induced income variability as a determinant of migration has been studied little to none. We provide a theoretical discussion based on a ‘risk aversion channel’ and an overview of the empirical literature on this. We also extend a previous empirical study on 39 sub-Saharan African countries with yearly data from 1960 to 2000 by including income variability and its weather determinants. Our findings lead us to...
Paper Details
Title
Is environmentally induced income variability a driver of human migration?
Published Date
Feb 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
33 - 59
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